Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. You can find the best commentary on daniel for you using the tools on the right side. In the first 6 chapters, we read about daniel and his friends. This volume on the book of daniel has been prepared by two distinguished biblical scholars from the faculty of the catholic university of america.
The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our lord and of his christ i. The anchor bible series offers new, bookbybook translations of the old and new testament and the apocrypha, with commentary. David hocking verse by verse bible teaching for great day by day bible teaching listen to dr. Hocking has been preaching and teaching for 40 years. Daniel 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. David hocking listen to freely downloadable audio sermons by the speaker david hocking in mp3 format. That framework is a nested parallelism structure in technical terms, a chiasm. The book implies that daniel was its author in several passages, such as 9.
In the other 6 chapters, we read about daniel s dreams. A study of the book of daniel the church of christ in zion. In any case, daniel, like revelation the other booklength apocalypse in the bible provides much valuable material relevant to work. To be specific, a demonic spirit called the prince of persia resisted t. In many ways, the two books need to be read and studied together. The anchor bible series offers new, book by book translations of the old and new testament and the apocrypha, with commentary. David has pastored churches in ohio and southern california, and.
Unlock mysteries about god and his plan for you and our world. He shall cause also that a golden image of antichrist shall be placed in the temple at jerusalem, and that the apostate angel should enter, and thence utter voices and oracles. With bible gateway plus, you gain instant access to a digital bible study library, including complete notes from the niv cultural backgrounds study bible and the new bible commentary. Daniel overview james burton coffman commentaries on the bible. Pastor david hocking of hope for today ministries is back to lead the user on a journey through the word of god using the road map of history called the book of daniel.
Bible prophecy will come to life as you study these beautifully illustrated, easytofollow guides. Daniel belongs to the latter group, a type of writing that in many respects sharply contrasts prophetic literature. David hocking and provides the student of biblical prophecy a great resource for understanding gods plan for israel and the future. To create, develop, and distribute materials to stimulate, encourage, and facilitate serious study of the bible as the inerrant word of god. This book takes its name not from the author, who is actually unknown, but from its hero, who was allegedly among the first jews deported to babylon, where he lived at least until 538 b. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. The book of daniel is a target of critics who doubt that the daniel described in the book actually wrote the book, especially in light of the books amazing prophecies. Book of daniel bible study chapter 11 a tale of three madmen. The book of daniel has sometimes been classified with the prophetic books of the old testament, a mistake owing largely to a failure to distinguish between the predominant characteristics of prophetic and apocalyptic writings. The climax of his sovereign rule is described in revelation. The author mostly speaks in the third person, except for daniel 8. Tom constables expository notes on daniel this is also available in the net. It is clearly established daniel could and did write the book.
Hope for today the bible teaching ministry of david hocking. The big picture of the book of daniel bible commentary. He may have descended from a noble family, perhaps he was even a prince, since normally the prominent people. In the month of february, love is in the air, on tv, and everywhere you look.
Know god better through his messages in the books of daniel and revelation. Daniel prophecies of the last days by david hocking the. Daniel overview james burton coffman commentaries on the. The first 39 chapters is a challenge to gods people about impending judgment. The book of daniel claims to be written by daniel himself, and the fact that it is written mostly in the third person does not contradict that claim. David was born in long beach, ca and after high school, attended bob jones university in greenville, sc, where he graduated with a b. He may have descended from a noble family, perhaps he was even a prince, since normally the prominent people of a nation were taken captive 1. History and authenticity of the bibledavid hocking.
Daniel and revelation prophecies lesson study guides. Revelation chapter david guziks commentaries on the. Enjoy downloading it and learning the bible book by book. The book of daniel the anchor yale bible commentaries. David hocking verse by verse bible study high time to. Strictly speaking, the book does not belong to the prophetic writings but rather to a distinctive type of literature known as apocalyptic, of which it is an early specimen. This summary of the book of daniel provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of daniel. Click the commentary tab or pulldown menu for a full selection of commentaries over any bible passage you are researching. Study the bible online using commentary on daniel and more. To be specific, a demonic spirit called the prince of. Follow along in this chapterbychapter, selfgrading bible study as you unravel complex prophecies and learn simple biblical principles for everyday life. Di lella, professor of old testament, and the late louis f. Text commentaries by david hocking blue letter bible.
This chapter gives the historical setting daniel 1. A study of the book of daniel gene taylor3an introduction to daniel i. God gives daniel a foresight of the destruction of other kingdoms, which in their day were as powerful as that of babylon. The theological theme of the book is summarized in 4. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Hocking has 36 books on goodreads with 246 ratings. The bible is a history book, it tells the pastbut like no other history bookit tells the present and future just as clearly. See more ideas about book of daniel, bible and this or that questions. In the third year of cyrus king of persia a message was revealed to daniel, whose name was called belteshazzar. The first commentary we have on the book of revelation, written by victorinus in the early church, says of this revelation. We saw last time that an angel was sent to daniel to bring him an important prophetic message, yet it took 21 days to reach daniel because of conflict in the angelic realm. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon.
Who is the messiah, moshiach, mashiach, the christ, annointed one. An introduction to the book of daniel an argument of the book of daniel selected bibliography of the book of daniel j. Daniel lived at an important time of ancient history and his story is critical to our understanding of what is happening today. Book of daniel chapter 11 bible study a tale of three madmen. This volume contains the original study notes of dr. Although prophecy is scattered all through the bible, two books focus almost entirely on symbolic representations. The nelsons illustrated bible dictionary provides the following outline of the book of daniel. The god of the bible by david hocking the prophecy watchers.
Read daniel commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. The user can scroll to any verse in the bible and start a video presentation depicting the passage and audio reading of the passage. As it happens, the book of daniel offers a readymade framework for unpacking its meaning in the workplace. The most high god is sovereign over the kingdoms of men. Dispensationalism 1 the nation of israel was destroyed by rome in 70 a. We invite you to join us as pastor david resumes his monday night bible study beginning october 7th at 7 p. David hocking verse by verse bible study high time. Golden images, winged lions, proud kings, judgment day and the holy sanctuarythey are all part of the fascinating, colorful book of daniel. The book of daniel is quoted often in the new testament book of revelation. A commentary on the book of daniel by cooper abrams. Daniel, as many other authors of the antiquity and the bible, writes of himself in the third person throughout the first part of the book. Why jesus is premillennial by david hocking one of the biggest hoaxes in the history of the church age is the blasphemy called amillennial teaching. Free bible commentaries on daniel and the revelation, ezra, amos, isaiah.
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